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The Trump campaign on Wednesday asked the the US Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to schedule a hearing and permit Giuliani to present arguments. The former New York mayor and onetime federal prosecutor made his first court appearance in nearly three decades to argue the case before a trial judge at a Nov. 17 hearing, in which he occasionally displayed rusty legal knowledge and made wild claims of a vast voter-fraud conspiracy. … [Read more...] about Trump campaign wants Giuliani to argue Pennsylvania appeal

The new record set by Biden reinforces his decisive win over Trump, who has yet to concede the election even as his administration has started the formal presidential transition process after the General Services Administration acknowledged the win on Monday. … [Read more...] about Biden becomes first US presidential candidate to win over 80 million votes

Biden’s overall message was clear: he and his team will reverse last four years of American approach to foreign policy and national security, put the US back in its leadership and the men and women he had nominated were close to him, they spoke for him and reflected his priorities in their entirety. … [Read more...] about America is ready to lead, says Biden as he unveils his foreign policy team

After weeks of ferment in post-election politics, the U.S. appears to be limping towards a denouement that, at last, allows Democratic President-elect Joe Biden to assume administrative transition responsibilities and also announce his plans for populating his Cabinet with a series of high-profile appointments. While the 80 million Americans who voted for Mr. Biden will heave a collective sigh of relief at the break in the logjam, the weeks ahead are still fraught with potential potholes and speed breakers that could hobble the entry and early performance of the new government from January 2021. … [Read more...] about Transition troubles

The president has suffered defeats in a string of court cases — many of which were absurd and farcical — and even many GOP election officials in states and at local jurisdictions have refused angry demands via Twitter to nullify the election results. What these legal and political defeats prove is that the world’s oldest democracy is going to pass the most intense stress test it was subjected to thus far with flying colours. … [Read more...] about Joe Biden’s win is good for India-US ties, writes Frank F Islam